19th century Songye N'kisi Magic sculpture

19th century Songye N'kisi Magic sculpture. A very fine and very rare old wooden magic fetish sculpture from the Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa.A well weathered/ well handled surface patina with

An African D.R.C. Congo Songye Nkisi male power figure sculpture (19th Century) wood, antelope horn, natural fiber, copper, silver, shell, bead, animal hide, and feather depicting a male figre with an

Carved wooden sculpture from the Songye peoples of the DRC/ Congo, Africa. Wonderfully detailed example with energetic carving style and tall antelope horn. Measures 19 inches tall.

Carved wooden male idol with small antelope horn atop of traditional ancestor idol. Such objects were used during magic ritual as a medium to the spirit world. Adorned with glass beads and animal hide

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure adorned with a rattan fiber skirt and a bulbous headdress also of ra

Bold and powerful carved wooden "Nkisi" magic idol from the Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. Carved from a single piece of heavy dense wood, this older example features a wonderfully stylized face and f

This is a very old and well handled songye n'kisi magic fetish head sculpture with power horn still attached. Congo / DRC , Central Africa.The sculpture has an eroded neck area, it is possible that th

19TH C. NKISI NKONDI CONGO POWER STATUE Nkisi Nkondi power statue from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Features a white face with red lips and black markings. The sculpture also features a bowle

A very Fine \"Nkisi\" magic fetish idol with metal studs embedded into the face and hand hammered metal plates set as a crown around the head, a metal and animal hide collar adorn the sculpture as wel

Carved wooden janus magic sculpture with classic features, a well worn and well handled surface patina, brass pins in the abdomen on both sides and a small antelope horn driven into the head cavity to

A Large carved wooden shrine idol with classic features and a very well weathered and eroded surface, losses from the bottom and interior of the sculpture suggest a long time exposed to the elements.

This is a wonderful old wooden sculpture from the Luba / Songye peoples of the DRC / Congo, central Africa. A fairly "cubist" example with blocky simple features and inset fetal antelope horn to empow

The Songye people called upon supernatural forces which they believed could be contacted and manipulated in their favor through power sculptures known as "Nkisi". The Songye regarded the wood figure a

African Tribal Art: Two-Headed Nkisi Figure, from the Bacongo people, Democratic Republic of Congo, late 19th Century, circa 1884. Made of wood, pigments, fabric, glass nails and natural elements. A n

A very finely carved wooden magic fetish with tall inset animal horn, stylized face and form, adorned with woven grass skirt. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 21 inches tall ( 24.

Carved wooden male sculpture with stylized facial features , beard and small antelope horn inserted into the top of the magic fetish. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. The Statue itself measures 12 inche

Carved wooden idol in classic form, possibly a N'kisi magic fetish or ancestral image. Well worn and well handled surface patina. Measures 8 inches tall ( 9.5 inches tall on custom wooden base)

A Songye N'kisi Magic fetish pictured in a 1960's Field Photograph from the Institut des Musées Nationaux du Zaire ( Institute of the National Museum of Zaire ) of the very same actual fetish is use

A carved wooden shrine idol with classic facial features, central animal horn and adorned with glass beads and animal hide. Such idols are commissioned by the village shaman priest or the nganga, who

A Carved wooden fetish idol with tall animal horn and stylized face and form. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 17 inches tall.

A primitive and powerful example of the Songye peoples magic fetish statues from the Congo, central Africa. A carved wooden idol with a highly stylized face and form, notably the belly has been embedd

A Truly fascinating contemporary example of Kongo Art, featuring a male Chief with large iron bells hanging from his neck, and glass embedded and painted eyes, hands to wais, a dramatic carving and no

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bakongo peoples, ca. 19th century CE. This hand-carved wood power figure, called a nkisi nkondi, is carved in the likeness of a human being which symbolizes i

A large heavy carved wooden village idol with traditional style mask like face, attached metal embellishments, traditional / almost cubist form, remnants of nails and such where animal hide and animal